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Non-sporting Breeds
Japanese Chin
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Pedigree Points
Recognized: AKC, ANKC, CKC, FCI, KC (GB), KUSA
Height:
Weight: 4-7 lb (2-3kg)
Coat: Profuse, long, soft, and straight
Color: White and black or white and red (all shades, including sable, lemon, and orange); never tricolor
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There are two theories on the origin of the Japanese
Chin or Japanese Spaniel. One is that it derives from
Pekingese-like dogs brought to Japan by Zen Buddhist
monks in the AD 500s, and the other that it descends
from a lapdog sent as a present in AD 732 to the
Emperor of Japan from Korea. It is not dissimilar
to the Pekingese, but is longer in the leg and lighter.
Whatever its ancestry, for more than 1,000
years this little dog was a favorite of
Japanese emperors who decreed that
it should be worshiped. It is said
that smaller Chins were sometimes
kept in hanging cages like pet
birds. Two Japanese Chins were
presented to Queen Victoria by
Commodore Perry, an American
naval commander, on his return
from the Far East in 1853.
Bearing some resemblance
to the King Charles Spaniel,
the Chin is a popular show
dog but less often kept as
a pet. This attractive and
hardy little dog is good
with children. It requires 1
an average amount of
exercise and little grooming,
except for a daily going over
with a pure-bristle brush.
Like other flat-nosed breeds,
it must not be over-exerted
in hot weather lest it should
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